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JUDICIAL REVIEW, 2017
VOL. 22, NO. 1, 1-7 R
https://doi.org/10.1080/10854681.2017.1307560 Taylor & Francis Group
Back to Basics: The Administrative Court Judicial Review Guide
2016
Celia Rooney
Barrister, Blackstone Chambers
1. Last year, the Administrative Court published the Judicial Review Guide 2016 (the
Guide). The Guide brings together the relevant statutory provisions, rules of pro-
cedure, practice directions and case law on the procedural aspects of judicial
review. In doing so, it provides all court users (whether or not legally qualified)
with an accessible, centralised reference point - in essence, a first point of call -
for procedural issues in cases of judicial review.
2. Despite this, while there is extensive academic literature on the topic of judicial review
generally, little has been said on the Guide itself. After briefly considering the Guide's
status, intended audience and aims, this article outlines its main provisions. It particu-
lar, it aims to highlight issues that may be of interest to practitioners in this field.
The basics: status, audience and purpose
3. As noted above, the Guide is a useful starting point for court users. Indeed, in its fore-
word, the Right Honourable Sir Brian Leveson describes the Guide as an invaluable
roadmap to practice and procedure in the Administrative Court.
4. However, its authors are explicitly clear that it is not a standalone document. Instead, it
must be read in conjunction with the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Rules
(CPR), including Pt 54 thereof, as well as the supporting Practice Directions.
5. The Guide itself does not have the force of law. While court-specific guidance can clarify
the interpretation and application of the CPR and Practice Directions, filling in any gaps,
it cannot go as far as to vary the rules in question. This is clear from cases such as Bovale
Ltd v Communities and Local Government Secretary [2009] EWCA Civ 171, [2009] 1 WLR
2274 at [36], where Waller J and Dyson U stated that:
We accept that one object of the practice directions which supplement the CPR is to
provide guidance to litigants but they also contain directions as to the procedure that
should be followed. The nature of the guides is, or should be, different. They do not,
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